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cal·um·ny /ˈkæləmni/ noun (plural calumnies) 1. [countable]LIE/TELL A LIE an untrue and unfair statement about someone that is intended to give people a bad opinion of them 诬陷之词2. [uncountable]LIE/TELL A LIE when someone says things like this 中伤,诬蔑,诽谤Examples from the Corpuscalumny• He could brand this as a calumny.• He was relaxed, a contrast to the tension which had gripped him while he spoke of the MacQuillan calumny.• Murders, theft, rape, calumnies, graft - our daily bread.Origin calumny (1400-1500) Old French calomnie, from Latin calumnia, from calvi “to deceive”cal·um·ny nounChineseSyllable someone untrue Corpus statement unfair an about and |